Twelve locals defy all odds to conquer the top of the world

The intrepid team of twelve local residents that embarked on an expedition to reach Everest Base Camp, on September 12, have conquered the challenge and reached their destination.

The team described the trek to the high altitude base camp, 5364 m above sea level, as an adventure of a lifetime.

The trek took the team through the South Col side, accessed through Nepal and located on top of the rock-covered Khumbu Glacier.

Despite encountering frequent rainfall and low temperatures, influenced by the Indian Monsoons, the four men and eight women team kept their spirits high winding their way through the massive Himalayan mountain range and taking in the breathtaking scenery with stopovers at the trekking lodges, known as teahouses.

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The team expedition back to Kathmandu included a stop-over at the Gokyo Lakes, the world’s highest freshwater lake system, sacred to both Hindus and Buddhists, in Nepal’s Sagarmatha National Park.

“Nelson Mandela said that after climbing a great hill one only finds that there are many more hills to climb. This can be said of both the journey to the top of the world, as well as the friendships shared by the group. We are already on our fourth trekking experience together and always setting our sights higher,” said team leader Natasha Barnes.

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